Mickey Bergman: What difference do hostage negotiators make?
The Interview4 Jun 2024

Mickey Bergman: What difference do hostage negotiators make?

Sarah Montague speaks to hostage negotiator Mickey Bergman, who has spent much of the last two decades working behind the scenes to help negotiate the release of Americans kidnapped or detained abroad – either by criminals, political actors or governments. What difference do such “fringe diplomats” make? Are they a help or a hindrance?

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Nureldin Satti: The war in Sudan

Nureldin Satti: The war in Sudan

Zeinab Badawi speaks to Sudan's former ambassador to Washington Nureldin Satti. The conflict that broke out in April between two rival generals in Sudan has been escalating with civilians bearing the ...

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Peter Boehringer: Is the AfD a threat to German stability?

Peter Boehringer: Is the AfD a threat to German stability?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Peter Boehringer, Vice Chairman of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Deutschland party. They are anti-immigrant, anti-EU, anti-military aid for Ukraine, and are running seco...

30 Aug 202323min

Feargal Sharkey: Britain's dirty water problem

Feargal Sharkey: Britain's dirty water problem

Stephen Sackur speaks to the former punk rock star turned environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey. He is leading the campaign to clean up Britain’s waterways with fishermen and conservationists pitte...

27 Aug 202322min

Dominic Lee: Is China scaring investors away from Hong Kong?

Dominic Lee: Is China scaring investors away from Hong Kong?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the Hong Kong lawmaker Dominic Lee. He is a staunch defender of the Beijing-inspired national security crackdown, which has all but eliminated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy moveme...

23 Aug 202323min

Jasvinder Sanghera: Abuse and the Church of England

Jasvinder Sanghera: Abuse and the Church of England

Stephen Sackur speaks to Jasvinder Sanghera, who as a child escaped a forced marriage and has been a lifelong advocate for survivors of abuse. She was hired by the Church of England to help them confr...

20 Aug 202323min

Sam Rainsy: Has Cambodia's opposition been outfoxed?

Sam Rainsy: Has Cambodia's opposition been outfoxed?

Stephen Sackur speaks to exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy. He has tried and failed to engineer the downfall of the country's ruler, Hun Sen, for decades. Now Hun Sen’s son is taking over....

18 Aug 202323min

Lucy Prebble: How are writers facing the future?

Lucy Prebble: How are writers facing the future?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the leading British playwright and screenwriter Lucy Prebble. Her credits include Enron and The Effect in the theatre, and Succession and I Hate Suzie on television. In an era...

15 Aug 202323min

John Cooper Clarke - where does his word magic come from?

John Cooper Clarke - where does his word magic come from?

Stephen Sackur speaks to the pioneering performance poet John Cooper Clarke. He was once dubbed the bard of punk and all his life he’s used words, rhythm and rhyme to find humour and truth in the chao...

14 Aug 202324min

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